Politics

WASHINGTON DC - Verizon Communications Inc. said its FiOS service will offer new TV packages aimed at giving customers flexibility to purchase only certain groups of channels they want to watch, the latest sign of how pay-TV providers are adapting to stepped-up competition, the Washington Post reported Friday. Starting April 19, consumers will be able

CUPERTINO, Ca. - The Apple Watch will make its debut on April 24, but already tech experts have had a chance to put it through its paces. The verdict is mixed at best. Some have labeled it the latest toy, but not really a "must have" tool. A CNET.Com columnist said he wore the watch

LANSING - Michigan, already a national leader in FIRST Robotics teams, has been named as one of two hosts for FIRST championship events from 2018 to 2020, bringing teams from around the world to Detroit. Gov. Rick Snyder applauded the announcement that FIRST Robotics has named Detroit as one of two cities to host international

DETROIT - Ohio Governor John Kasich is not a presidential candidate, yet, but he told the Detroit Economic Club at a luncheon Monday that lessons learned in the recoveries of Detroit and Cleveland can carry to improving the economy nationally. While he is not rushing to join the list of announced candidates, Kasich said he

LANSING - After adopting amendments making significant changes, rejecting 16 Democratic amendments, hearing an emotional personal story for one legislator and seeing heated debate between opponents and proponents of a bill drastically changing the state's auto insurance laws, the Senate voted 21-17 to send a largely revised bill to the House. When a Senate panel

LANSING - The Michigan Senate on Thursday passed legislation allowing Michigan diplomas to be the nation's first to potentially include a science, technology, engineering and mathematics certification. The bills (SB 169 and SB 170 ), passed unanimously, would allow students to receive a STEM certification on their high school diploma and in their transcripts for

DETROIT - Cobo Center will once again host the North American International Cyber Summit on Oct. 25. Last year, the day-long event, focusing on the latest cybersecurity trends, was held at Cobo Center as well. This year's event will bring together experts from across the globe to address a variety of cybersecurity issues impacting the

LANSING - A poll released Monday by EPIC/MRA, paid for by Energy Choice Now, which advocates for deregulation of the electric market, showed broad opposition by a margin of 74-11 to legislation that would eliminate electric choice. Among that, six in 10 people polled were strongly opposed, and 53 percent of those polled said electric

LANSING - Claims under the law prohibiting oppression of members in a limited liability company expire three years after the claims arise, not after the membership was entered, the Court of Appeals said in a case this week.     When ePrize LLC was sold in 2012, the proceeds were not sufficient to repay all

LANSING - Sen. Mike Shirkey has long been known as a proponent of a "full competition" type of electric market, and he's at it again this year with new legislation that moves in the opposite direction of one of his colleagues when it comes to electric choice. Shirkey (R-Clarklake) has introduced legislation that would, among